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Sanitation Appropriate for Education
The Eastern Cape has a very high number of schools with pit latrines and other inappropriate and unsafe structures.
The eradication of pit latrines has been placed at the forefront of the schools’ infrastructure agenda and has led to the championing of the SAFE initiative by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cryil Ramaphosa. The outcome of the pit latrines audit con rmed that most of the pit toilets are found in the rural provinces with the Eastern Cape having the highest concentration.
262 schools have been identi ed to receive new sanitation facilities in the 2019/20 Financial Year. These projects will be implemented by various partners (Implementing Agents) - the table below outlines the number of SAFE projects in ten education districts and provides an indication of the IA responsible for the project.
South Africa
Eastern Cape
No. of schools with pit latrines
2 300
1 598
Required no. of seats (Grade R)
4 819
1 500
Required no. of seats (Primary)
27 891
8 559
Required no. of seats (Secondary)
11 046
15 741
Audit outcome: Schools with pit latrines
Fast facts:
• The province accounts for a backlog of 25 800 toilet seats – 37% of the national total.
• The cost of replacing pit latrines with ventilated improved pits amounts to R2 591 billion.
• Of the 1 598 EC schools identi ed in the audit, 578 have been earmarked for closure.
Allocation per Implementing Agent and District
District
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)
The Mvula Trust (TMT)
National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT)
Grand Total
Alfred Nzo East
13
13
Alfred Nzo West
45
45
Amathole East
36
36
Amathole West
17
17
Buffalo City
16
16
Chris Hani East
36
2
38
Chris Hani West
22
22
Joe Gqabi
12
12
OR Tambo Coastal
30
30
OR Tambo Inland
33
33
Grand Total
58
58
91
55
262
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